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It only seems that I am the only Constitutionally-eligible registered Republican in Illinois that has not declared himself a candidate for governor. After all, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) has launched a bid for the U.S. Senate. But the field for governor is crowded, and for the first time in more than a...
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In business, the most difficult things to value are people. As an employee, I have struggled at figuring out just how much my work is worth. On the one hand, I don't want to price myself out of getting that job or raise. On the other hand, I am not the only person who doesn't like being underpaid...
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The year wouldn't be complete without another funding crisis riddling the mass transit agencies in Illinois. It has been something of a routine. The Chicago Transit Authority, along with the suburban authorities Pace and Metra, cry poor and petition the state's General Assembly for more operating...
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Today is the day that the International Olympic Committee makes or breaks Mayor Richard M. Daley’s decade. Should the IOC select Chicago as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Daley can return to Chicago triumphantly and consider retirement with his crowning legacy cemented. Should the IOC choose...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Earlier this week, a good friend of mine was apoplectic about news that President Obama supported a kind of bailout for the newspaper industry. I had no such outrage. After all, no such thing will happen. And yes, this is a good thing. Under a plan floated...
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Few writers are more grating than the Wall Street Journal’s Thomas Frank. Frank, the token liberal at the WSJ, cannot get his head around some of the central tenets that define conservatism. Wednesday, Frank took aim at the Right’s attempt to claim the monopoly on freedom . “Any increase...
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Michael Moore’s movie Capitalism: A Love Story hits theaters next month, and the media tour has already started. The irony of Moore launching a marketing blitz to be sure to maximize profits shouldn’t be lost on anyone. But, Moore’s a skilled propagandist, and this film will influence...
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It’s Labor Day Weekend, another three-day break full of cookouts, picnics, golf outings, baseball games and college football games. I suspect most of you will be celebrating with one of those events. Of course, it’s probably as good a time as any to remember the origins of the holiday, as...
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Let there be no doubt: conservatism is winning the battle of ideas thus far during this summer of health care. Last week, President Barack Obama backed off his insistence that a “public option” be included in any health care bill. After that, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) came forward with a...
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Here’s something people outside of Illinois might not know about former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.): he never lived in the Governor’s Mansion. No, Blagojevich maintained his residence at 2934 W. Sunnyside Ave. in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago ( 208 miles away from what could have...